Nailless horseshoe.



A. VANDLING.

NAILLESS HORSESHOE. APPLICATION *FILED MAR. 18. 1916.

Patented 111.1y16,1916.v 1

H .I H. URN 111.11m

attenua! TED STATES PATEN NAILLESS HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Application filed March 1S, 1916. Serial No.I 85,031.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM H. Yarm- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Northumberland, inthe county .of Northuniberland,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful NaillessHorseshoe; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.`

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhorseshoes, and has for its object to provide a device of this characterwhich embodies novel features of construction whereby it can be appliedto the foot of the animal without the use of the customary nails. j fFurther objects of the invention are to provide a nailless horseshoewhich is com-l paratively simple and inexpensive in its construction,which can be readily placed in position or removed therefrom, which willfirmly and securely grip the foot of the an1- mal, and which is formedin sections constructed to interlock with each other in Such a manner asto make relative movement impossible when the device is in operativeposition. n

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being,

pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which z- Figure 1 isa top plan view of a nailless horseshoe constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig.5 is a fragmentary top plan view with portions broken away and shown insection to more clearly ,illustrate the details of construction. Fig. 6is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 is afragmentary side elevation of the same.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

and 2. These sections 1 and 2 are provided both at the toe and the heelof the shoe with upwardly projecting and inwardly inclined hoof engagingfianges 3, said iianges being of a size to obtain a sufficient bearingupon the horses hoof, and being inclined inwardly in such a manner as tosecurely grip the same when in operative position. The transverse toecalk which projects downwardly from the toe of the shoe is formed in thesections 4a and 4b formed in connection with the respective halves 1 and2 of the shoe. The section 4a of the toe calk is formed with a beveledend 5 which is overlapped by a tongue 6 Vupon the calk section 4b, thelower face of the tongue being beveled to lit tightly against thebeveled end 5 of the calk section 4a. The rear ends of the complementalshoe sections 1 and 2 are provided with the usual heel calks 7.

' The sections 1 and 2 of the shoe are hingedly connected at the toe sothat they can beswung apart when placingvthe shoe in position orremoving it therefrom. For this purpose the eXtreme forward end of thesection 2 is formed with a laterally projecting ear 8 which is hingedlyconnected at 9 to a pivot ear 10 on the section 1. The meeting end ofthe section 2 is also formed `with a longitudinal rib 11 which is adapt-`ed to be received within a Vlongitudinal groove 12 in the meeting edgeof the section 1. A stud 13 projects from the base of the groove 11 atan intermediate point in the length thereof so asto be received within anotch 111 in the rib 11 when the parts are in operative position. Itwill thus be obvious that when the two halves or sections l and 2 of thehorseshoe are swung toward each other to bring them into operativeposition, the rib 11 will enter the groove 12 while the stud 13 willenter the notch 14, thereby producing an interlocking connection betweenthe sections which holds them securely against vertical or longitudinalmovement relative to each other. In this manner the strain upon thehinge connection is greatly reduced.

Projecting rearwardly from the heel ends of the shoe sections 1 and 2are the eyes 15 which receive a transverse securing bolt 16. The bolt 16is threaded at 17 in one of the eyes and after the parts have beenassembled this bolt is tightened to forcibly draw the 'sections V1 andQof the horseshoe toward each other and clamp the horseshoe in operativeposition, upon the hoof of the animal. A coil spring 1S ispreferably-applied to the' bolt 16 and interposed between the headthereof and the adjacent eye 15, so that the parts are held yieldinglyin position and the foot of the animal can eX- pand if necessary.v

A slight modification is` illustrated by F ig. 7, in which a slightlydifferent form of hinge connection is provided between the horseshoesections 1 and 2, although in all other respects the construction isidentical with that previously described. A hooked tongue 19 issubstituted for the pivot ear 8, said tongue projecting forwardly fromthe section 2 and being adapted to engage a looped keeper 20- projectingfrom the section 1. The two parts can thus be entirely disconnected andseparated when they are swung apart, although they are held in properposition when applied to the hoof of the draft animal. The manner ofapplying and using the modified construction is identical with thatpreviously described.

Having thus described the invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A nailless horseshoe divided at the toe to provide complementalsections and provided with hoof engaging flanges, said cornplementalsections being hingedly connectedy and the meeting face of one beingformed with a longitudinal rib with a notch therein, while the meetingface of the other is formed with a longitudinal groove to receive therib and a stud projecting from vthe base of the groove to enter thenotch of the rib, and a transverse clamping bolt connecting the heelendsof the shoe sections.

2. A nailless horseshoe dividedl at the toe to provide complementalsections and provided with hoof engaging flanges, said complementalsections being hingedly connected and provided at their meeting facesAwith corresponding projections and depressions arranged to produce aninterlocking connection, a transverse toe calk part on one shoe sectionand part on the vother shoe section, one part-ofthe toe `caljkbeingformed with an extension overhanging 'the other part of the toe calk,and a transverse clamping bolt connectingthe heel ends of the shoesections.

3. A nailless horseshoe divided at the toe thereot1 to providecomplemental sections and formed `with hoof engaging ianges, saidcomplemental sections being hingedly connected and the meeting face ofone section being formed with a-longitudinal rib having a `notchtherein, while `the meeting `face of the other section is formed with alongitudinal groove adaptedto receive the before mentioned rib and witha stud projecting from the base of the groove to enter the notch of therib, a transversetoe calk having part thereof on one shoesection andpart on the other shoe-section, one part of the toe calk beingformedwith an extension over-hanging the other part of the toe calk, and atransverseclamping bolt'connecting the heel ends of the shoe sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ABRAHAM H. VANDLING.

Witnesses:

ALPHEUS KEYSER, C. D. BoLm.

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Washington, D. C.

